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Zac Blair shoots 69 for 5-under that has him poised to make back-to-back cuts in home state
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 24 - 7:55 p.m.
The former BYU golfer who lives in Orem carded his fifth birdie on the par-5 18th hole before second-round play was suspended due to darkness Friday evening.
BYU incoming freshman Kihei Akina becomes youngest Utah Open champion in 99-year history
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 17 - 6:39 p.m.
The 19-year-old junior golf wunderkind shot 4-under-par 68 to hold off a handful of top amateurs, professional golfers, and everything in between to clinch the Larry H. Miller Utah Open at Riverside Country Club.
Led by incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina, amateurs make move at Utah Open
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 16 - 8:27 p.m.
The former top-rated junior golfer in the country carded 7-under-par 65 to vault atop the leaderboard Saturday at the Larry H. Miller Utah Open at Riverside Country Club in Provo.
Former Texas golfer, SLC newcomer captures Utah Women's Open, 1st pro since 2018
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 5 - 10:29 p.m.
Emilee Hoffman, the fifth-year Epson Tour pro from Folsom, California, shot a two-day total of even-par 144 to clinch her first win since moving to Utah in January.
Journeyman Julian Suri surges to top Utah Championship field, including 6 locals
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 3 - 10:20 p.m.
Former BYU golfer Cole Ponich, the reigning Provo Open champion who recently turned pro, finished in the top-25 to earn a spot in next week's Pinnacle Bank Championship.
Daniel Summerhays stays in contention, 4 shots off lead after moving day at Utah Championship
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 2 - 11:13 p.m.
Summerhays fired six birdies with two bogeys to card 4-under-par 66 in Saturday's third round of the Utah Championship, just four shots from the top of the leaderboard at 12-under in a tie for eighth.
Former BYU golfer Cole Ponich makes Utah Championship cut in Korn Ferry Tour pro debut
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 1 - 9:25 p.m.
It's just the third professional start for Ponich, who won the Provo Open a month ago in his pro debut and finished in the top-15 of the Colorado Open.
BYU-bound Kihei Akina grateful for another shot at Utah Championship
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted July 31 - 8:40 p.m.
Akina, the former Lone Peak standout and one of the top junior golfers nationally who has signed with BYU, shot 1-over-par 71 in his opening round at Ogden Golf and Country Club.
What to expect as Utah Championship moves to Ogden Golf and Country Club
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted July 31 - 10:24 a.m.
Few — if anyone — have the kind of experience playing the 7,045-yard, par-71 course with $1 million in prize money at Ogden Golf and Country Club as Ogden native Connor Howe.
Utah women's state amateur: Arden Louchheim adds 'undoubtedly' biggest achievement with title
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted July 24 - 4:48 p.m.
As a sports media major who happens to play Big Ten golf at Nebraska, Arden Louchheim isn't afraid to be objectively honest about her game.
Crimson Cliffs' Walker to meet Nebraska's Louchheim in final of women's state amateur
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted July 23 - 7:32 p.m.
Walker advanced to the championship match of the 119th Utah women's state amateur less than four months after breaking her finger in a car crash in St. George.
BYU's Banz tops stroke-play leaderboard at 119th Utah women's state amateur
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted July 21 - 5:55 p.m.
BYU's Whitney Banz earned medalist honors with a 4-under-par 68, and college teammate Berlin Long finished second at 3-under 69 Monday at Wasatch Mountain Golf Course in Midway.
Integrity intact, ASU's Mauss tops BYU's Kwon for 127th Utah state amateur championship
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted July 12 - 8:17 p.m.
The Arizona State incoming freshman held off BYU golfer Simon Kwon, 5 and 4 to win the 127th Utah state amateur championship Saturday afternoon at Logan Country Club.
BYU men's golf wraps up NCAA championships tied for 13th
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted May 26 - 10:28 p.m.
Led by senior Zac Jones' 1-under-par 71, the Cougars finished at 18-over and a tie for 13th with Vanderbilt at the conclusion of the stroke-play competition Monday at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California.
BYU men's team, Utah's No. 1 golfer top regionals for NCAA championship bids
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted May 15 - 8:14 a.m.
The BYU men's golf team and the University of Utah's top golfer each won separate regionals to advance to the NCAA Championships.
3A, 4A girls golf: Juan Diego, Crimson Cliffs claim inaugural titles
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted May 8 - 5:13 p.m.
Providence Hall's Paige Anae held off Morgan's Jane Poll in a playoff for medalist honors, and Juan Diego edged the Trojans by one stroke to claim their first 3A girls golf state title Thursday at Lakeside golf course in West Bountiful.
Korea's Haeran Ryu converts big lead into LPGA win at Black Desert Championship
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted May 4 - 8:02 p.m.
Haeran Ryu took a late lead over the first 54 holes of the inaugural Black Desert Championship, and never looked back in her third victory on the LPGA tour Sunday in Ivins.
Korea's Haeran Ryu takes 2-shot lead into weekend at inaugural Black Desert Championship
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 10:36 p.m.
South Korea's Haeran Ryu missed just two fairways and three games over 36 holes to take a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the LPGA's inaugural Black Desert Championship in Ivins.
Utah-based Primo Golf to sponsor Phil Mickelson, LIV Golf's HyFlyers for apparel
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 20 - 7:06 a.m.
Primo Golf, which calls itself one of the fastest growing golf apparel lines in the game with headquarters in Lehi, announced a partnership Monday with Mickelson and his LIV Golf team, HyFlyers GC.
From PGA to 6A: 2 Utah teenagers lead state meet 72 hours after Black Desert debut
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 15 - 6:52 a.m.
It's been a whirlwind for Lone Peak senior Kihei Akina and Corner Canyon's Bowen Mauss, who rank 1-2 at the Utah 6A boys golf championships just 72 hours after finishing their PGA Tour debuts at the Black Desert Championship in Ivins.
Matt McCarty goes from Korn Ferry to Masters with title at Utah's 1st PGA Tour event in 61 years
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 13 - 8:36 p.m.
The rookie who won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn instant promotion in August to professional golf's highest level to finish two shots clear of the inaugural title at the Black Desert Championship.
Matt McCarty takes lead at Black Desert in his 2nd PGA Tour start
The Associated Press | Posted Oct. 12 - 6:40 p.m.
Matt McCarty took a two-stroke lead into the final round in his second PGA Tour start, shooting a 7-under 64 on Saturday in the inaugural Black Desert Championship.
Mike Weir hopes Black Desert Championship inspires new generation of Utah golfers; he is, too
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 10 - 8:31 p.m.
The former BYU golf star and 2003 Masters champion carded 3-under-par 68 to finish tied for 42nd after Thursday's opening round of the Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah.
Buzz in the Beehive State as Black Desert Resort welcomes PGA Tour back to Utah
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 10 - 8:37 a.m.
There's a buzz in the Beehive State as the PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time in 61 years with the Black Desert Championship. Most of that buzz is for the golf course.
